Guest Artists Space

 

G.A.S. provides a platform for experimentation, collaboration and professional development, with a commitment to crosscultural exchange and support for practitioners at all career stages. As a site for artistic dialogue in West Africa, our programming responds to the specificities of our residency locations while building connections across global networks. Our work is organised around three programming strands: Materiality, Ecology, Farming and Food; and Archives and Publishing. These thematic anchors allow us to cultivate transnational relationships, amplify underrepresented perspectives and encourage critical engagement across disciplines.

 

 

Latest G.A.S. Projects / Partnerships

G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026

G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the fourth edition of the fully funded G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This is the largest call to date, offering five residencies to Nigerian artists and writers (three artists and two writers), five residencies to art practictioners based in...

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Finnish Cultural Foundation

Finnish Cultural Foundation

In June 2025, G.A.S. Foundation announced a partnership with the Finnish Cultural Foundation to support two fully funded eight-week residencies for Finnish or Finland-based art practitioners. Hosted across G.A.S. Lagos and the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikise, the programme offers artists and cultural practitioners time and space to develop research...

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Artis

Artis

Artis is a contemporary non-profit arts organisation dedicated to supporting artists and contributing to global conversations around art and culture. Based in New York, Artis works with artists from Israel whose practices engage aesthetic, social, and political questions, encouraging reflection and debate through thoughtful and innovative...

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TheMuseumsLab

TheMuseumsLab

In 2025, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation joined TheMuseumsLab Partner Museums Network. TheMuseumsLab residencies are short-term exchanges that support knowledge sharing, skills development, and long-term partnerships between Fellows and host institutions. Since its launch in 2021, the Partner Museums Network has grown to include over 50...

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Latest G.A.S. News

Event: im/MATERIAL

Event: im/MATERIAL

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on 8th July 2026 for im/MATERIAL, an intimate conversation and...

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Event Recap: Revisiting the Opening Week of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh

Event Recap: Revisiting the Opening...

In February 2026, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation was formally announced as a participant...

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Adeyinka Akingbade to Develop New Work on Migration and Material Memory During Residency

Adeyinka Akingbade to Develop New...

Adeyinka Akingbade, a Lagos-based painter, photographer, and graphic designer, joins us for a...

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Event: Assorted Stories of Capsicum

Event: Assorted Stories of Capsicum

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on 3rd July 2026 for Assorted Stories of Capsicum, an evening featuring a...

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G.A.S. and Y.S.F. Announce New Residency Collaboration with Floating Museum

G.A.S. and Y.S.F. Announce New...

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) are pleased to...

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Event: Field Notes 001

Event: Field Notes 001

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on 25th June 2026 for Field Notes 001, a presentation and exhibition of...

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G.A.S. Foundation Welcomes Kamael Kirkland and Maryam Muhammad for Their Internship in Lagos

G.A.S. Foundation Welcomes Kamael...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Kamael Kirkland and Maryam Muhammad to G.A.S. Lagos for an...

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Event: Trees of Nigeria

Event: Trees of Nigeria

U.S. based ecological researcher and farmer Monai McCullough recently concluded a six-week...

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Event: The Archive is Only the First Sentence

Event: The Archive is Only the First...

On 5th June 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted The Archive is Only the First Sentence, an open studio and...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for U.S. Based Artists

Announcing the Recipients of the...

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.),...

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Kim M. Reynolds to Research Capsicum Histories and Black Foodways During Residency

Kim M. Reynolds to Research Capsicum...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Kim M. Reynolds, a U.S. writer, educator, maker and recipient of...

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Event: Underwater Ave

Event: Underwater Ave

On May 30th, 2026 G.A.S. Lagos hosted Underwater Ave,  an evening bringing together works...

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Moses Hamborg to Investigate Kaolin and Material Histories During Residency

Moses Hamborg to Investigate Kaolin...

G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Moses Hamborg, a Los Angeles-based painter and recipient...

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Event: Herbal Music

Event: Herbal Music

On May 29, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Herbal Music, a live musical performance by Okwei Odili...

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Event: Șé òrûn jé ârâ -  is the sky skin

Event: Șé òrûn jé ârâ - is the sky...

On May 22nd, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Șé òrûn jé ârâ – is the sky skin, a presentation of...

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Event: Ecosystem Meet-Up

Event: Ecosystem Meet-Up

On April 23rd, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Ecosystem Meet-Up, a peer learning and networking...

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Watch Now: Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the Institution

Watch Now: Seeding Futures - Cultural...

On April 24th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the...

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Akir Hall to Investigate Regenerative Design and Biomaterials During Residency

Akir Hall to Investigate Regenerative...

Akir Hall, a London-based biodesigner, material researcher, and recipient of the G.A.S....

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Yoma Emore's Residency to Explore Coastal Histories and Material Experimentation

Yoma Emore's Residency to Explore...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Yoma Emore, a multidisciplinary artist and a recipient of the...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for African-Based and Diaspora Creatives

Announcing the Recipients of the...

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation,...

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